Monday 29 September 2014

Think positive?!

I had a full Sunday. My little family was reunited for a happy reason. We slept late night but I dreamed beautiful.  This morning somebody-up-there decided to bring me suddenly down to Earth like this:
1. My laptop broke down.
2. My washing machine broke down.
I stop here my list in order to.... think positive.

So, I have only one illustration today. But a cheery one (I hope!). Like a golden Autumn day.
One block I used already for a small project  I will show you when things will calm down here.



Have a beautiful week, my dears! 
 

Friday 26 September 2014

Coffee Break

This morning.
Under my coffee mug.


I found a message.



Have a beautiful day, my dears!

Sunday 21 September 2014

Late Summer Little Bag

Do you remember the last post?
Well, one piece of the painted fabrics became the new member of my Colibri bags family. I called it Late Summer.



Looking for something to match the painted fabrics, I discovered pieces of denim, cloth, corduroy and others, forgotten in the hidden nooks of the cabinet. When I saw them I was very happy because they were just right for the Autumn bags.
I was happy too working again after a long time, with combinations of fabrics having different compositions, thicknesses and textures. 
For this bag I chose a thin blue corduroy fabric because it seemed to me that the painted fabric needs it as a still but not quiet companion.



It turned out a cheerful and handy little bag, big enough to host the essential things and small enough to wear it as a chic accessory.







Have a beautiful day, my dears!



Tuesday 16 September 2014

Between Summer and Autumn

I'm still making Colibri little bags. I'm trying to fit the shape with the fabric print.
Because I didn't have fabric suitable for making bags, I tried my hand on two pieces of white fabric.

I painted one thinking about summer:

I like how the puffy paint gives a 3D layout.
 
 



and the other one thinking about autumn:








Nothing spectacular, but now I have what I need in no time and without spending any money.

Back to work!

Have a beautiful day!

Thursday 4 September 2014

Colibri - another little bag

The second cross-body little bag is ready.
Colibri is a Hummingbird group. When I was thinking how I will name the new bag, the first thing that came into my head looking at it, was this tiny bird. 


In the previous post I showed you the first little bag.
I changed its shape and I quilted it following the fabric print, doodling on the go.


How fun it is to make a bag having only 7" x 8"! It can be done in a few hours.
I simple love this crazy printed fabric! I made out this little bags more for the sake of it.

The same bag, the other side.


I made it two compartments, one of them being closed with Velcro.

Let's see what will come up!


Have a beautiful day, my dears!

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Tuesday 2 September 2014

A Little Bag

I had an orphan block -"Three and Six" named by Judy Hopkins - and I didn't knew if I will continue to make a quilt or not.


In fact I liked this printed fabric I bought from a local shop and I made a little test to see how it combines with my Kona solids scraps.
And because my brain is still in the "bag period", I used it for a little bag.
It turned out a pouch with cross-body strap, like I wanted.

Front


Back
 




I think I will make a few more such little pouch-bags. The perfect projects for the active breaks.


Have a beautiful September, my dears!


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